Johnny Riddle

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1905 in Clinton, SC us

Died: December 15, 1998 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis, IN

High School: Riverside Military Academy HS (Gainesville, GA)

School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Debut: April 17, 1930 (Age 24-196d, 7,057th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1948 (Age 42-344d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: John Ludy Riddle

Nicknames: Mutt

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Relatives: Brother of Elmer Riddle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

214

.238

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.266

OPS

.555

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-5 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (11-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
A Simmons	1
J Mihalic	1
O Bluege	1

Most Driven In By
B Chapman	2
C Fischer	0

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	26	11 (10)	May 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,12-5	CG(11)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	1.47	-0.144	2.46	-0.15%	0.20	C
2	27	12	May 6	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	8	1.53	-0.032	2.80	-0.04%	-0.37	C
3	28	17 (4)	May 11	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	8	1.14	-0.045	1.79	-0.04%	0.14	C
4	29	19 (1)	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	8	.37	-0.042	.50	-0.03%	-0.85	C
5	30	20	May 15	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8						C
6	31	21	May 16	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	8	2.05	0.013	3.56	0.01%	0.18	C
7	32	22	May 17	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	8						C
8	33	23	May 18	WSH		SLB	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.269	.296	.269	.566	8	1.01	0.041	1.63	0.04%	0.48	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Boston Bees
9	34	141	Sep 19 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.300	.250	.550	8	1.01	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.28	C
10	35	142	Sep 21	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.241	.532	8	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
							5-5		32	29	2	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	1		2	0	0	0	.241	.290	.241	.532		1.15	-0.194	1.74	-0.20%	-0.39

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